Summary O'Connor was able to cancel the card before she lost any money.
ESSEX (Web Desk) - An artist who had a brush with a criminal is hoping a watercolor picture she made will put the suspect behind bars.
Serena O Connor, an art teacher in Essex, England, was recently shopping at her local grocery store when a man asked for directions. The next day she discovered her debit card had been stolen from her handbag during the encounter, the Daily Mail reported.
O Connor was able to cancel the card before she lost any money.
She then reported the crime to the police, but not before painting a colorful photo of the man she believes robbed her.
"I do portraits so I tend to scrutinize people’s faces and take in a lot of detail," O’Connor, 51, told the Metro. "It only took me about 45 minutes. It’s not my best work, but it might just be helpful."
If O Connor s artistic eye is any indication, the suspect has a swarthy complexion, a mustache and a sad forlorn look about him. Oh, and he was a wearing a yellow-and-red polo shirt with a blue collar.
Alex Swinborne, the detective investigating the case, said it s the first time a crime victim painted such an elaborate picture of a suspect.
"The victim is a portrait artist and has produced a very good image which will hopefully help us track him down," he said, according to the Irish Independent. "I would urge anyone who recognizes him to call police."
So far, O Connor has found more admirers for the painting than Swinbourne has found suspects.
